(January 27, 2017) … Four wines opened tonight, we always start with bubbles but then we moved on to some rather interesting older wines from 2008 and 2005 … 
Jackson-Triggs 2010 Entourage Brut – Ontario … This was the year there was some unintended colour in the brut, making it more rose then what one would expect from a wine marked simply as “brut”; the wine was lively and fresh on the nose with pronounced raspberry & strawberry aromas, the palate proved to be a little more earthier but still with pleasant strawberry lime flavours.
La Posta 2008 Malbec, Pizzella Family Vineyard – Argentina … Man did I want this wine to shine, the nose was good: blueberry, mocha, and spice, but the palate let me down: earthy, spicy, flat, and flabby; a real “meh” wine and the lack of fruit was such a let down.
Thorn-Clarke 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Terra Barrosa – Australia … This wine over delivered at 8 years of age. Aromas of raspberry, plum, and sweet cherry, those all followed onto the palate and layered in so much more: lush dark and red fruit, vanilla, cherry, and a hint of chocolate. This more than made up for the lackluster Malbec.
Trius 2005 Red – Ontario … Great vintages sometimes offer up great disappointments, especially when you expect so much from those wines; here smoky and earthy notes take hold, sure it was smooth on the palate but the lack of any fruit brought the whole bottle down.